1. Animal Behavior

2. Types of Behavior Automatic Response Innate Behavior/Instinct Learned Behavior

3. Courtship Behavior

4. Behavior in which an animal sends out a stimulus such as Sounds Visual Displays Chemicals In order to attract a mate.

5. Example: Bowerbird

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8. Example: Peacock Spider*

9. Innate Behavior

10. Territoriality

11. Behavior shown by an animal to defend or obtain a territory.

12. Example: Vampire Bat*

13. Innate Behavior

14. Aggressive Behavior

15. Threatening behavior that one animal uses to gain control over another.

18. Innate Behavior

19. Dominance Hierarchy

20. Social ranking within a population Difference in power, ranking, and access to resources and mating.

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24. Innate Behavior

25. Circadian Rhythm

26. 24-hour cycle Diurnal: Awake during the day Nocturnal: Awake during the night

29. Innate Behavior

30. Migration

31. Seasonal movement of an animal or group of animals

38. Innate Behavior

39. Hibernation

40. Takes place during COLD months State of inactivity and metabolic depression in animals Lower body temperature, slower breathing, and lower metabolic rates.

43. Innate Behavior

44. Estivation

45. Takes place during summer months Same definition as hibernation, but occurs during periods of extreme heat.

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47. Innate Behavior

48. Habituation

49. Process by which an animal decreases or stops a response to a repetitive stimulus that neither rewards or harms it.

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51. Learned Behavior

52. Imprinting

53. Behavior based on early experiences. Once it has occurred, the behavior cannot be changed.

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55. Learned Behavior

56. Trial and Error

57. Process of finding a solution to a problem by trying different solutions and learning from mistakes.

59. Learned Behavior

60. Conditioning

61. Process in which a stimulus (pleasant or unpleasant) follows an event. The stimulus will cause the same response every time.

62. Pavlov’s Dog

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66. Learned Behavior

67. Insight

68. Process in which an animal uses something it has already learned to a new situation without a period of trial and error.

72. Learned Behavior